Prostate Surgery Simulator With Adjustable BPH Anatomy Training
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is currently no simulator available to train medical staff in prostate ligation procedures for various cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia, which can lead to surgical accidents due to improper angle and organ compression.
Innovation Solution
A prostate surgery simulator that includes artificial structures simulating a penis, prostate, and bladder, with detailed anatomical features like the verumontanum, obstruction kissing part, and bladder neck, allowing for realistic training and adjustable difficulty levels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If prostate ligation surgery is performed on patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia, then urethral obstruction is relieved, but surgical accidents such as bladder puncture, pelvic bone puncture, or capsule penetration failure may occur due to wrong ligature angle
Solution Approach 1:
The simulator enables medical staff to perform preliminary training in prostate ligation procedures before actual surgery. By practicing needle insertion angles, ligature triggering, and implant placement on the simulator, surgeons can master the correct technique and avoid surgical accidents during real operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The simulator creates a realistic copy of the human prostate, bladder, and surrounding anatomical structures. This artificial model replicates the actual surgical environment, allowing trainees to practice on a safe replica that closely mimics the complexity and variability of real patient anatomy.
2Adaptability or versatility
If medical staff are trained in various cases of benign prostatichyperplasia to prevent surgical accidents, then surgical safety improves, but there is currently no simulator available for such training
Solution Approach 1:
The simulator is designed with adjustable parameters to represent various cases of benign prostatichyperplasia, including different prostate sizes, shapes, and positions. This multi-functional design allows a single simulator to train for multiple surgical scenarios, making it universally applicable for comprehensive surgical training.
Solution Approach 2:
The simulator incorporates adjustable difficulty levels and variable anatomical configurations that can be dynamically changed to match different clinical cases. This dynamic adaptability allows the training system to evolve from basic to advanced scenarios, accommodating diverse training needs.
3Ease of operation
If the prostate is compressed during ligation to open the urethra, then urethral obstruction is relieved, but the position of capsule tab and needle trajectory become affected by compression degree
Solution Approach 1:
The simulator provides visual and tactile feedback during needle insertion and ligature triggering, allowing trainees to observe how prostate compression affects capsule tab position and needle trajectory. This feedback mechanism helps surgeons learn to compensate for compression effects and maintain precise control during actual surgery.
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Provides is a prostate surgery simulator including an artificial structure that simulates a shape of a penis, a prostate, and a bladder, in which the prostate includes an abnormally enlarged inner gland and an outer glandular membrane that surrounds the inner gland, the penis, prostate, and bladder are internally connected through a urethra, and the artificial structure includes a structure in which a verumontanum, an obstruction kissing part, and a bladder neck are sequentially formed on the urethra toward the bladder.